Driver - Full-time

div h4Job Details/h4 divstrongJob Location/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Sonoma Building - Eureka, CA/div divstrongPosition Type/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Full Time/div divstrongSalary Range/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;$21.00 - $21.50 Hourly/div divstrongJob Shift/strong: nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;Day/div /div h4Description/h4p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"JOB SUMMARY:/span/span/u/strongstrong /strongspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Driver is responsible for the safe transport of program participants to and from their homes and appointments utilizing agency busses or vans.nbsp; /span/span/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESONSIBILITIES: /span/span/u/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Operates the agencyrsquo;s transportation vehicles, including specially equipped wheelchair accessible vehicles, to transport participants to/from their homes, agency programs, and appointments./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Picks up participants at home and assists them in/out of vehicle safely. Assists participants in/out of wheelchairs, up/downstairs, to/from sitting positions, and on/off wheelchair lift. Helps transfer participants to/from wheelchairs into vehicle seats as necessary./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Lifts empty wheelchairs, pushes occupied wheelchairs to/from vans and up/down ramps. Secures wheelchairs safely and stores all ambulatory devices securely in the vehicle./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Reports any special situations in the participantrsquo;s home, or during routes, to the Transportation Manager and other appropriate team members as soon as possible./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Performs other transportation delivery and pick-ups as requested by the Transportation Manager./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Cleans and disinfects vehicles daily. Washes vehicles as needed./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Utilizes a pre-trip checklist to ensure vehicles operate safely and effectively. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Troubleshoots, identifies, and repairs minor vehicle issues. Reports vehicle issues to the Transportation Manager./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Utilizes routing software to access driving directions, general transportation information, and to maintain logs of all route trips made. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Submits daily route report to the Transportation Manager. Completes accurate pre- and post-trip documentation daily. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Promptly reports all accidents, incidents, and/or injuries to the Transportation Manager and completes required reporting.nbsp; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Attends Transportation team meetings and in-service trainings and implements safety and agency policies into practice.nbsp; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Performs all tasks according to safety protocols and immediately notifies management of any unsafe working conditions./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Participates in the process of teaching, training, and mentoring student interns and volunteers working within the program./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Acts in a manner consistent with agency values./span/span/span/span/li /ol h4Qualifications/h4brpspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"EDUCATION amp;/or EXPERIENCE/span/span/u/strongstrongspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif":/span/span/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"High school diploma or GED Equivalent required./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"One (1) year of experience working in a transportation discipline required./span/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"One (1) year of experience working with a frail or elderly population preferred./span/span/span/span/li /ol p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"LICENSES OR CERTIFICATES/span/span/u/strongstrongspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif":/span/span/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Must have emuone/u/em of the following:/span/span/span/span ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Current California Commercial Class C Driverrsquo;s License with Passenger Endorsement uor/u /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Class B Driverrsquo;s License with Passenger Endorsement uor/u/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Current California Commercial Class C Driverrsquo;s License and obtain your Passenger (P) endorsement within six (6) months of hire./span/span/span/span/li /ol /li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Accident-free driving record with no moving violations within the last three (3) years./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Current CPR and First Aid certification within six (6) months of hire./span/span/span/span/li /ol pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/u/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Requires clearance of a DOJ and FBI criminal history background check. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Pre-employment physical, and PPD skin test (TB screening)./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccines preferred. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Motor Vehicle Report clearance required. /span/span/span/span/li /ol p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"JOB SKILLS: /span/span/u/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to function effectively within a multi-service, community-based nonprofit agency./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to collaborate with diverse teams made up of various occupations. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to coordinate among multiple department programs and services and maintain strong, effective interpersonal work relationships. Ability to be respectful and helpful to others and to work cooperatively./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability and interest to work with and provide personal care and assistance to frail, elderly, and disabled adults to enhance and encourage their independence./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to operate vehicles safely, with patience and skill, and drive defensively. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Familiarity with Microsoft Word and Outlook. Ability to utilize smart phones and tablets to access and utilize transportation software./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to maintain a positive attitude and to act with tact, integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to learn quickly and remain flexible while working in a constantly changing environment. Ability to be resourceful and solve problems. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to be service-oriented. Possess an alertness for opportunities to assist others./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to demonstrate good judgement in response to emergencies and unusual occurrences.nbsp; /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to self-direct, take initiative, work independently, and self-monitor with limited direction. /span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to manage time effectively and meet deadlines and timeline requirements without reminders. Ability to plan and prioritize tasks./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to troubleshoot and repair minor vehicle issues./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to communicate effectively with others in verbal and written form./span/span/span/span/li li style="text-align:left"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to understand/span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif" and incorporate /span/spanspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"detailed requirements and implement them into action./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to interpret and comply with various requirements, regulations, and contracts. Possess sound judgement to interpret and apply agency policies and procedures./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"span style="color:#000000"Ability to represent the agency professionally and effectively in meetings with internal and external stakeholders./span/span/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to be dependable, accept supervision, follow direction, and improve performance through feedback./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="background-color:#ffffff"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"span style="color:#000000"Possess basic recordkeeping skills and ability to maintain accurate files and records./span/span/span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Ability to maintain excellent attendance and punctuality records./span/span/span/span/li lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Basic knowledge of computers and web-based applications such as timekeeping, training, and email programs. /span/span/span/span/li /ol p style="text-align:justify"nbsp;/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:10pt"span style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"stronguspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/u/strong/span/span/p ol lispan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"Physical abilities sufficient to operate a motor vehicle for extended periods of time, enter/exit a motor vehicle repeatedly throughout the workday, assist elderly/frail/disabled participants with boarding/exiting transportation vehicles, move between different work areas, communicate with co-workers and the public, talk on the telephone and radio, and travel to other agency worksites./span/span/span/span/li /ol p style="margin-right:48px; text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"span style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed.nbsp; They are not to be considered an exhaustive list of all job tasks performed.nbsp; The agency reserves the right to change job descriptions, work hours or work sites as required by the program./span/span/span/span/p p style="text-align:justify"span style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"emspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The Humboldt Senior Resource Center is a private, non-profit, multi-purpose senior center providing a continuum of social and health related services. The agency currently holds contracts with the California Department of Aging and Area 1 Agency on Aging./span/span/em/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12pt"span style="font-family:'Courier New'"emspan style="font-size:11pt"span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"The Humboldt Senior Resource Center is an equal opportunity employer.nbsp; We will not unlawfully discriminate against qualified applicants or employees with respect to any terms or conditions of employment based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other basis protected by applicable Federal or State law./span/span/em/span/span/p